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16 Question:

The late fee for library books is $2.00 plus 15 each day for a book that is late. If Maria's fee for a

late book was $3.20, solve a linear equation to find how many days late the book was.

17 Question:

A group of mountain climbers begin an expedition with 250 pounds of food. They plan to eat a total

of 12 pounds of food per day. solve a linear equation to find the number of days their

food will last.

18 Question:

An airplane at 30,100 feet above the ground begins descending at the rate of 2,150 feet per minute.

solve a linear equation to find how many minutes it will take the plane to reach the ground

Standard Form Applications (Ax + By = C)

19 Question:

The admission fee at a small fair is $1.50 for children and $4.00 for adults. On a certain day, $5,050

is collected. If 1,000 adults attended the fair, solve a linear equation to find the number of

children that attended.

20 Question:

A landscaping company ordered 17 plants and 8 trees for a total of $964. If plants are $12 each,

solve a linear equation to find the cost for each tree.

21 Question:

A road side vegetable stand sells pumpkins for $5 each and tomatoes for $3 each. The total sales on

a certain day was $98. If they sold 10 pumpkins, solve a linear equation to find the number

of tomatoes sold.

22 Question:

A tire dealer sells all-season tires for $68 each and all-terrain tires for $125 each. In one day, the

sales for both tires totaled $3,926. If 14 all-terrain tires were sold, solve a linear

equation to find the number of all-season tires sold.

23 Question:

You are buying the hamburgers and chicken for a party. The hamburgers cost $2.75 per pound

and the chicken is $3.50 per pound. If you have $75 to spend, solve a linear equation

to find how many pounds of chicken you can afford if you buy 12 pounds of hamburgers.

Point & Slope Applications

24 Question:

ChitChat Wireless charges $0.30 per minute plus a monthly base fee. In September, Maggie used

120 minutes and her bill was $51. solve an equation to find the cost if Maggie uses 165

minutes in October.

25 Question:

There is a daily fee for renting a moving truck, plus a charge of $0.50 per mile driven. If driven 48

miles, it costs $64 to rent a truck. solve an equation to find the daily fee.

26 Question:

To lease a new car, you must make a down payment when you sign the lease, then pay $199 per

month. Six months after signing his lease, Mr. Scott had paid $2,694. solve an equation

to find the total amount he will have paid after 3 years.

27 Question:

Since Beth was born, the population of her town has increased at a rate of 850 people per year. On

Beth's 9 birthday, the total population was nearly 307,650. solve a linear equation to

find the population on Beth's 16 birthday.

28 Question:

A candlestick burns at a rate of 0.2 inches per hour. After eight straight hours of burning, the

candlestick is 13.4 inches tall. solve a linear equation to find the original height of the

candle.

Two Points Applications

29 Question:

To serve 1 person at a local restaurant, it takes 10 minutes. To serve 5 people, it takes 18

minutes. solve an equation to find the number of minutes it will take to serve a party of 8.

30 Question:

The cost for 7 dance lessons is $82. The cost for 11 lessons is $122. solve an equation to

find the cost of 4 lessons.

31 Question:

To order tickets online to a hockey game, there is a processing fee plus the cost per ticket. The cost

for 5 tickets is $174.45. The cost for 8 tickets is $271.95. solve a linear equation to find

the total cost to order 12 tickets.

32 Question:

An international calling plan charges a rate per minute plus a flat fee. A 10-minute call to France

costs $3.19. A 15-minute call to France costs $4.29. solve a linear equation to find the

cost of a 12-minute call to France

33 Question:

Jake spent a three-day weekend on the lake. On Saturday, he rented a pontoon boat for three

hours and paid $435. On Sunday, he rented the same boat for five hours and it cost him $190

more than it did the day before. If he rented the same boat on Monday for just two hours, find the

the total cost to rent the boat for the three days.